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Draft Selections
Julian Sayin Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Julian Sayin
QB Ohio State
KJ Bolden Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
KJ Bolden
S Georgia
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Luke Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Luke Montgomery
OG Ohio State
Devin McCuin Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Devin McCuin
WR Ohio State
Dezz Ricks Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Dezz Ricks
CB Texas A&M
Jayden Virgin-Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jayden Virgin-Morgan
LB Boise State
Coen Echols Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Coen Echols
OG Texas A&M
Keyjuan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Keyjuan Brown
RB Louisville
Noah Fifita Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Noah Fifita
QB Arizona
Jackson Bennee Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jackson Bennee
S Utah
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
Jay'Vion Cole Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jay'Vion Cole
CB Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Luke Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Montgomery
OG Ohio State
Devin McCuin Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Devin McCuin
WR Ohio State
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (IND)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ahmad Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ahmad Hardy
RB Missouri
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (IND)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall C+
ValueB NeedC TradesD- FutureA
The Jets answered their biggest question with Sayin. Grade: C+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Keyjuan Brown at Round 6, Pick 27, a reach of 87 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

Everything downstream of Julian Sayin depends on Julian Sayin, and the building knows it. Getting Stone where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The Sayin pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

So much rides on Julian Sayin that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Julian Sayin
Of all the spots to shop, they chose quarterback. Julian Sayin in No. 2 leaves edge rusher for later.
Pick16 Rnd1 KJ Bolden
A want over a need in pick No. 16: KJ Bolden adds a safety while edge rusher keeps waiting.
Pick44 Rnd2 David Stone
David Stone in the 44th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Luke Montgomery
Somehow Luke Montgomery was still sitting there in the 106th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick113 Rnd4 Devin McCuin
Devin McCuin at Round 4, Pick 13 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick175 Rnd5 Dezz Ricks
They took Dezz Ricks at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick178 Rnd5 Jayden Virgin-Morgan
Nice patience on Jayden Virgin-Morgan, who had no business lasting to the 178th overall pick. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Pick192 Rnd6 Coen Echols
They will replay Coen Echols at Round 6, Pick 13 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick206 Rnd6 Keyjuan Brown
Keyjuan Brown at the Round 6 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick210 Rnd6 Noah Fifita
A premium they did not need to pay, Noah Fifita a notch or two before his time. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jackson Bennee
Taking Jackson Bennee in the 218th pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick230 Rnd7 Sammy Omosigho
A quiet steal in No. 230: Sammy Omosigho for less than the market said. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jay'Vion Cole
Jay'Vion Cole slipping to pick No. 242 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.